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The only known risk factors for lupus nephritis are: Being male. Women are more likely to get lupus, but men get lupus nephritis more than women do. Race or ethnicity. Black people, Hispanic people and Asian Americans are more likely to have lupus nephritis than are whites. Complications. Lupus nephritis can cause: Hypertension. Kidney failure.
Lupus can cause serious kidney damage, and kidney failure is one of the leading causes of death among people with lupus. Brain and central nervous system. If your brain is affected by lupus, you may experience headaches, dizziness, behavior changes, vision problems, and even strokes or seizures.
Treatment. There's no cure for lupus nephritis. Treatment aims to: Reduce symptoms or make symptoms go away, called remission. Keep the disease from getting worse. Keep symptoms from coming back. Keep kidneys working well enough to not need a machine to filter waste from blood, called dialysis, or a kidney transplant.
Chronic kidney disease, also called chronic kidney failure, involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood, which are then removed in your urine. Advanced chronic kidney disease can cause dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes to build up in your body.
Symptoms of acute kidney injury may include: Less urine output. Fluid buildup, which can cause shortness of breath and swelling in the legs, ankles or feet. Tiredness. Confusion or fogginess. Nausea. Pain in the belly or in the side below the rib cage. Weakness. Irregular heartbeat.
As chronic kidney disease progresses to end-stage renal disease, signs and symptoms might include: Nausea. Vomiting. Loss of appetite. Fatigue and weakness. Changes in how much you urinate. Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart. Shortness of breath, if fluid builds up in the lungs. Swelling of feet and ankles.
Diabetic nephropathy is a common complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Over time, diabetes that isn't well controlled can damage blood vessels in the kidneys that filter waste from the blood. This can lead to kidney damage and cause high blood pressure. High blood pressure can cause more kidney damage by raising the pressure in the ...
A kidney infection is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI). A kidney infection may begin in the tube that carries urine from the body (urethra) or in the bladder. The infection can travel to one or both kidneys. A kidney infection is also called pyelonephritis. A kidney infection needs prompt medical treatment.
Acute kidney failure. Acute kidney failure is the sudden, rapid decline in kidney function, often associated with an infectious cause of glomerulonephritis. The accumulation of waste and fluids can be life-threatening if not treated promptly with an artificial filtering machine (dialysis). The kidneys often resume typical function after recovery.
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) can be caused by a variety of conditions, such as diabetes, sickle cell disease, other kidney diseases and obesity. Infections and damage from illicit drugs, medicines or toxins also can cause it. Gene changes passed through families, called inherited gene changes, can cause a rare form of FSGS.